UMFan83
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I don't hate this idea. I really think there's not much more I need to see from Madrigal at this point. He's decent defender, yesterday's error being a glaring exception, but he's had 614 PA with the Cubs and has a .617 OPS. He has options so you can't have to DFA him if you're really not ready to completely give up on him yet (though you'd have to find some other way to clear a 40 man spot, maybe DFA Mastrobuoni instead). I'm very dubious about numbers in Iowa, but I don't hate the idea of trying something different, especially a guy that has hit in the major leagues before, albeit was pretty up and down here. -
I'm not actually suggesting that Vazquez would have changed anything but kind of funny that he has 1 PA in 8 games after being called up when everyone said it was really weird timing to call him up with Nico and Dansby both returning. I guess the Cubs just really like competing with a 25 man roster and a pitchers spot in the order (our catchers) just like the old days. Who knew Jed was a traditionalist.
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Yeah that has been my gripe for 2 years. But the Cubs managed to play 103 win baseball for almost 3 months with that starless team and I kind of believed we had the right pieces to be effective without stars considering how well we grind out at bats and find ways to get on base when we're hitting well. Maybe that team is still there waiting to break out. I cant even remember what the mood of the board was at the end of May last year. Maybe we were more resigned because we didnt have our expectations raised. But either way, we were this bad last year at the same time. And then we reached a point in the season where we had a 93% chance of making the playoffs. Right we're in the thick of the WC race. There's hope....though its fading daily. Also yes I do this weird thing where I overreact pessimistically when things aren't going that bad and then become overly optimistic when things are awful.
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Not really about this game in particular but it drives me nuts that the Cubs play in a division that has 4 teams from cities that combined don’t have as many people as Chicago metro. the cubs play in a division with the 23rd, 27th, 30th and 40th largest metros in the US. Other MLB teams should be complaining to Manfred about the significant competitive advantage the Cubs have playing in a division with 4 tiny market teams. But obviously they’ve never had a reason to complain since the Cubs can’t do anything with that significant advantage.
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No I’m pretty sure this is beyond run of the mill offensive slumping for a team that thinks of themselves as competing. It doesn’t mean that they can’t fight their way out of it and be good, but I’m pretty sure the length and depth of this slump is longer and larger than normal ebbs and flows
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If only we didn’t blow 7 different games in the first 2 months where we held a late lead, we’d still be in decent shape
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Jed is not freaking going anywhere, there’s no sense in trying to get your hopes up for that. He’s exactly what Tom wants in a GM
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Just need to go 2-2 to finish with a better record than last May
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Ahh so it’s bullpen/defensive gaffe that blows it today
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What if our only reliable bullpen arm suddenly lost it midseason? Hope that’s not the case
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Yep we’re all stupid. Every night I think “I’ll just skip the next few games” but then inevitably I’ll check the score and it’s always like 0-0 or 1-0 or whatever and I get sucked in if I’m at home. It’s Charlie Brown with the football every time
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.720 xBA on that Madrigal lineout
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Entertaining read! Can’t say that I’ve ever heard of this incident before.
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Fall of the house of Busch-er
UMFan83 replied to Transmogrified Tiger's topic in General Baseball Talk
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9-14 in May now. I originally thought there was no way this team could play worse than they did last May but if they go 1-4 in their next 5 games they will ant least equal last years 10-18 mark. 10-17 since April 27th as well
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Nothing is going right for the Cubs. Even when they play with a bit of heart they get woefully unlucky. 16 hours until the next game…
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I don’t get this. Down 1 and you pinch hit for Wisdom with Busch knowing Gomes is on deck? Why?? fake edit: and then he PH madrigal with 2 outs. Make this make sense. I know Wisdom isn’t great against righties but that still makes no sense
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Busch has a hard enough time hitting high fastballs, now he’s gotta worry about getting rung up on pitches 3 inches above the zone
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Swanson followed with a lineout that had a .620 xBA
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Goldschmidt/Happ home run derby. Unfortunately one of Happ’s was a solo
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xBA on batted balls by the Cubs in the 8th: .470 - warning track flyout .550 - single .650 - single .390 - diving catch flyout .370 - groundout maybe the positive we can take from this is the bats are showing a little life.
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Of course, catch with fielders back against the ball and a diving catch this inning.
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Not sure it even matters since he’s signed for another 4 years and $42m after this year.
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Careless error by Morel opening up the possibility for a big inning by St Louis
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If the Cubs don’t get their horsefeathers together like overnight they could find themselves way out of the division race by Thursday. Yes giving up on an entire 4 game series before it starts is ridiculous, and I’m not actually lol, but man with how this team is playing, it’s a possibility.
